happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
early marriage; marrying young
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to like; to love; to be fond of
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
have a good day; take care; see you
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
the other day; a few days ago
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
National Center Test for University Admissions
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age